Who being
duly sworn on the holy Evangelists Examined Sayeth that on the 16th
day of July Inst as this Examt, was pafsing through the town of Wells in
said County he met with Catherin Masterson who Seduced him into the
House of James Tomlinson of said Wells ale Dreaper when she then and
there prepared a bed for Exam't where he lay a sleep for a Considerable
time, but in some time after Exam't awoke from said sleep he missed five
Guineas in Gold and three shillings and three pence in silver which this
Examt had in his pocket when seduced into said Tomlinson’s house as
aforesaid and which said sum was feloniously taken from this Examt by
the said Catherin Masterson or someone employed by the said Catherin
Masterson for that purpose ~~~ [6 words blotted out] ~~~ Examt Craves
his Majesty's peace and so forth.

Sworn before
me this 17th day of July 1782

(Signed)
Lewis Moore

Sworn before
me this 17th day of July 1782

(Signed) T.
Perkins.

Examt Bound
on twenty pound to prosecute at next Assizes General Goal Delivery to be
held in afore said County)~~~

[Note added
2012 by Michael Purcell:

Lewis Moore,
a Cooper, from Kilkenny passing through Wells in Carlow in 1782 is lured
by Catherine Masterson into, what appears to be, a "dodgey" house. The
house is owned by James Tomlinson who is described as an "ale Dreaper"
(18th century slang for an "Ale House Keeper" or a Pub selling only Ale
without a license to sell Spirits.)

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From Pat Purcell
Papers 2012. Transcribed by Michael Brennan.

"Extracts from old research notes compiled by the late Pat
Purcell"

Pat Purcell Papers

Surnames: Largon (Largin), Lemon, Watson & Tarleton.

1782.

John Largon of Carlow, Carpenter, of the Town of Carlow, Last Will dated
9th February, 1780.

Proved 3rd September 1782.

Daughter, Mary, wife of Joseph Lemon [ ? ].

His son Michael Largin enlisted in Carlow with the famous "Tarleton's
Light Dragoons" in 1783, he served as Lieutenant.

In 1779 he was listed as Sergeant in Captain Needham's Troop.

He served in the war in America 1779 - 1782 with the British Legion
Cavalry forces of King George the Third, where he was stationed in
Boston, America and fought in the Guards alongside Colonel Watson of
Carlow up to the time of the "British Establishment of Peace with
America".

He married in Nova Scotia, Halifax in 1783.

He was appointed Naval Officer at the Port of Shelburne, Nova Scotia in
1784.

He accidentally drowned when his boat sank on 4th July 1790 in the Port of
Shelburne, his wife Elizabeth and four children, the eldest, George
Tarleton Largin, aged six years, survived him.

His 1782 Commission as Adjutant in the Cavalry Corps signed by King George
the Third reads.

GEORGE THE THIRD by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith and so Forth.

TO our Trusty and Well Beloved, Michael Largin,

Gentleman, GREETING~~~

We do by those Presents, Constitute and Appoint you to be Adjutant to our
Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by our Trusty and Well Beloved
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Banastre Tarleton.

YOU are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the DUTY of
Adjutant by doing and performing all and all manner of things thereunto
belonging. ~~~

AND you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to
Time as you shall receive from your Lieutenant Colonel Commandant or any
other Superior Officers according to the Rules and Discipline of War.~~~

GIVEN at Our Court at St. Jame's the Twenty Fifth day of December 1782 in
the Twenty Third of Our Reign.